Atwater township, Portage County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 25.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,762 (all rural)
| Males: 1,386 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 1,376 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,762 (2,397 owner occupied, 365 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Atwater township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.78
| Atwater township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Atwater township: | $52,337 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $703 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $142,100 (it was $118,300 in 2000)
| : | $142,100 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $181,290
Here: $181,290 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $182,057
Here: $182,057 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $128,068
Here: $128,068 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,566
Here: $176,566 State: $110,889
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,755
Here: $110,755 State: $159,965
Mobile homes: $45,126
Here: $45,126 State: $36,578
| Population density: 107 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Atwater.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Atwater township: Stroup Farms (A), Karas Farms (B), Fairacres Farms (C), Deer Creek Farms (D), Wise Farms (E), Atwater Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Atwater township include: Queen of Peace Monastery (A), Atwater Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Atwater Cemetery (1), Old German Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Schultz Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Atwater township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2354
- Northeast: 77
- Midwest: 52
- South: 248
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $115,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 767
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 39
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 199
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100
Housing units in Atwater township with a mortgage: 415 (57 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122
- Construction (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Atwater township:
- German (32.5%)
- United States or American (11.3%)
- English (10.6%)
- Irish (8.1%)
- Italian (6.8%)
- Polish (5.5%)
- Dutch (4.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,247 (87%)
- Carpooled: 116 (8%)
- Walked: 25 (2%)
- Other means: 18 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.8% of residents of Atwater township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,762- In family households: 2,473 (640 male householders, 128 female householders)
661 spouses, 899 children (773 natural, 17 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 48 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 289 (139 male householders (106 living alone)), 83 female householders (63 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 305 2-persons, 174 3-persons, 174 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 169 1-person, 39 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons,
555 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (25 men, 84 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
| Here: | 8.6% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 8.5% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |